Screen LibraryThe role of the literary canon in the teaching of literature /
"This book investigates the role of the idea of the literary canon in the teaching of literature, especially in colleges and secondary schools in the United States. Before the term "canon" was widely used in literary studies, which occurred in the second half of 20th century when the...
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ;
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| Summary: |
"This book investigates the role of the idea of the literary canon in the teaching of literature, especially in colleges and secondary schools in the United States. Before the term "canon" was widely used in literary studies, which occurred in the second half of 20th century when the canon was first seriously viewed as politically and culturally problematic, the idea that some literary texts were more worthy of being studied than others existed since the beginning of the discipline of the teaching of literature in the 1800s"-- |
| Item Description: | Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Columbia University. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 159 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-152) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780367432621 0367432625 |
| Index Number: | PN81 |
| CLC: | I712.06 |
| Call Number: | I712.06/A857 |